Elements of Military Strategy: An Historical Approach [Hardcover]

Archer Jones (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0275955265 | ISBN-13: 978-0275955267 | Publication Date: September 30, 1996

This book uses history in two ways: as the source of ideas about strategy and as examples to illustrate the elements by showing their application to specific campaigns and their utility in understanding the role of strategy in military operations. The focus is on American military campaigns from the American Indian Wars to the War in the Gulf. Those case studies are used to illustrate the strategy behind land, sea, and air campaigns. Over a fifth of the book examines the U.S. war against Japan because it furnishes such fine examples of independent and interdependent operations on land, on the sea, and in the air. The cases studied are not only intended to illustrate strategic ideas but also to show the utility of the author's distinctive approach to organizing military strategy. The book will appeal to military professionals, students of military science, and enthusiasts.

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“Jones' work will be of interest to all students of strategy in modern history. His greatest contribution is that he places logistics solidly in the front and center of the study of warfare and strategy, giving his vision of the history of war a depth and nunace rarely found....[A] significant and highly readable work from one of America's leading military historians.”–Military and Naval History Journal

“This book is a good 'read' because of its originality of conceptualization, arresting statistics, and very good expositions of the constants of strategy, tactical systems and weaponry, and the strategy-tactics-armament ensemble.”–Lee Kennett, former Lindbergh professor National Air and Space Museum author of The First Air War and A History of Strategic Bombing

“Not only is Elements of Military Strategy widely and deeply researched, but it is also very well written. It is a challenging approach to the subject and contains many original and, on the whole, convincing ideas that should stimulate the mind of any thinking student of military history and strategy.”–Warren W. Hassler, Jr. Professor Emeritus of History, Pennsylvania State University author of With Shield and Sword: American Military Affairs from Colonial Times to the Present

About the Author

ARCHER JONES is Professor Emeritus of History and a former dean at North Dakota State University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Praeger Publishers (September 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0275955265
• ISBN-13: 978-0275955267
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,556,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, March 29, 2000

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This review is from: Elements of Military Strategy: An Historical Approach (Paperback)

For many years I've looked for a book in which I could find both factual information and deep analysis of the most important events where the U.S. armed forces have been involved. I also wanted to read something where history and military studies would be combined in a good balance. "Elements of military strategy" fills my needs. The author explains variations in strategy since the Indian Wars during the colonial period until the Gulf War. He uses common language, so that many people may have access to all information provided. However, concentration is required if one really wants to get all what this book offers, because professor Jones goes back and foth in time, establishing connections in strategy during the different historical periods he covers. Great book!

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